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31 July 2006

Short Talk:

I love the Kuching Festival Fair, but I can't help but to feel that it's more of the same every year. Food. Credit card booths. Wedding photography booths. Where's the variety?


Fun And Games With The Madame

I met someone important while I was in Hong Kong.

The one and only Minister Mentor of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew was having dim sum lunch with his entourage at a restaurant near Central.

He spotted me just as I was walking in, hollered me over and much to my surprise, told me that he's a big fan of kennysia.com. He also said to me he liked reading Dawn Yang and hoped Paul Twohill would win Singapore Idol.

Fine, I lied. It wasn't actually Lee Kuan Yew. Just a wax figure of him.

But still! I was having a stimulating monologue with an inanimated object that looked vaguely like the Minister Mentor. That's something ok. That means I'm like, cooler than the rest of you plebians.

So who wanna touch me?

I was at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum at Victoria Peak, Hong Kong.

Madame Tussauds of course is well known for their realistic wax models of famous personalities. Their branch in Hong Kong is the first in Asia and features wax sculptures of celebrities that we're more familiar with in this part of the world.

Entrance tickets to the wax museum are HKD110/RM55 a pop, which is actually quite expensive, but it's fun to see how detailed the wax works are.

You can try fooling your friends into believing that you met so-and-so celebrity in Hong Kong. I attempted to do the same, but all they said was "Eh, this one quite realistic hor!"

Dammit, am I that predictable? :(

At least I had fun kicking David Beckham's balls.

Getting poked by Madonna's breasts.

And delivering a speech at the White House with Dubya by my side.

Personally, I don't think it's a good idea to have a wax figure of yourself on display for everyone to touch and see.

I mean, you could be the world's most successful golf player and people could still make fun of you.

I guess it's alright if you're like Gandhi and everyone loves you.

But what if you're "Aunty Killer" Bae Yong-Jun and half the male population hates you to death?

I hate Bae Yong-Jun.

I still hold him personally responsible for that bloody annoying Winter Sonata theme song that's playing repetitively in my head. That stupid Korean baby face.

The worst thing is, I spotted a couple of these posers taking photos with Andy Lau like this.

How horrible right. What would Andy Lau think if he saw people taking photo with his wax figure like that! Like getting molested liddat.

Then suddenly, I saw Ayumi Hamasaki.



And then I did this.

Hehe.

Sorry. Couldn't resist.


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117 Comments:

hey.. had fun ya? why werent u on my flight to macau?

Posted by: eLaine at 31 July 2006 10:49 PM | Link to comment

Just being a typical male, eh?

Posted by: suertes at 31 July 2006 10:49 PM | Link to comment

understandable..

Posted by: kai at 31 July 2006 10:58 PM | Link to comment

were the models fragile ?

Posted by: spikey at 31 July 2006 11:02 PM | Link to comment

she doesnt look all that real though....

Posted by: beriberry at 31 July 2006 11:03 PM | Link to comment

Yeahhhh! I can see you're having a great time there.

Posted by: serious traveller at 31 July 2006 11:04 PM | Link to comment

coolman.. i wan fooled by lee kuan yew initially.. :(

Posted by: coolman at 31 July 2006 11:11 PM | Link to comment

Why didn't you take a pic with Andy Lau's figure? I didn't see it~~ I heard that Andy Lau's figure actually got heart beat. Is that true?

Posted by: Jess at 31 July 2006 11:12 PM | Link to comment

Hmmm... some of them don't look too similar to their real-life versions. In comparison, the stuff at the original Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London look more realistic, judging from a friend's travel photos.

Different.. erm.. waxers (what dya call people who make wax mannequins anyway?) result in slight discrepancies..maybe?

Posted by: AntoniA at 31 July 2006 11:15 PM | Link to comment

LOL YOU KISSED AYUMIII. (or u smell her?)

Posted by: rachz at 31 July 2006 11:30 PM | Link to comment

BECKHAM!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: TyplotioN at 31 July 2006 11:30 PM | Link to comment

hilarious la ur poses.. keep it up!

Posted by: Jay at 31 July 2006 11:36 PM | Link to comment

I went to Hong Kong in April and the wax museum was closed for renovation or something... darn it!!!

Posted by: Amy at 31 July 2006 11:54 PM | Link to comment

aiks...

the madonna wax look REAL fake for Madame Tussauds standard...

haha...but nice pic with Ayumi ;p

Posted by: lyn at 31 July 2006 11:54 PM | Link to comment

why didn't you zizou at becks? i can't resist that...

Posted by: Lizzam at 31 July 2006 11:56 PM | Link to comment

today i played football with an uncle and i wanna punch him in the face

Posted by: happy5 at 01 August 2006 12:00 AM | Link to comment

HAHAHAH!!

Posted by: Diane at 01 August 2006 12:11 AM | Link to comment

But Ayumi looked dumbfounded la, like scared or something. Hehehe...!

Posted by: Diane at 01 August 2006 12:14 AM | Link to comment

I can see that you are peeping down Ayumi's clevage too, you pervert! LOL

Posted by: Cocka Doodle at 01 August 2006 12:22 AM | Link to comment

Haha...if you're featured in Madame one day, you need a prayer!

Posted by: kenJJ at 01 August 2006 12:35 AM | Link to comment

damn creative la you...

Posted by: Szue May at 01 August 2006 12:36 AM | Link to comment

u look so cheeky!! haha.. an lonely too..

Posted by: esther at 01 August 2006 12:37 AM | Link to comment

i love the pose of you and Bae Yong-Jun! made me smile today :)

Posted by: miss at 01 August 2006 12:54 AM | Link to comment

Hahahahah you look darn cute. XD
This entry makes me wanna visit there NOW. >

Posted by: Kei at 01 August 2006 1:01 AM | Link to comment

Yo Dude, I enjoy reading your blog. It really puts a spin on things. But, please get a gf asap. Kissing the wax girl is........

Posted by: Fido at 01 August 2006 1:19 AM | Link to comment

Nice shots.

Posted by: DigiSniper at 01 August 2006 1:53 AM | Link to comment

Yea, I think some of the wax figures were quite badly done... The Madonna one looks the most horridly unlike the real person..

Posted by: Ken at 01 August 2006 1:55 AM | Link to comment

It's chearper than the London's Madame Tussaud.. It's £20++ and the queue is usually rather long.
Anyway, it seems that the HK one have some really good wax figure and some err... horrendous wax figures.

Posted by: mrbherng at 01 August 2006 2:47 AM | Link to comment

wow...da andy lau wan looks real...but ayumi's wan looks fake though....

Posted by: mengzz at 01 August 2006 3:00 AM | Link to comment

i hope it's not camera tricks... ur diet seems to be working worrr!

haha
nice hair too.

Posted by: naeboo~ at 01 August 2006 3:14 AM | Link to comment

it looks like beckham is 'searching' for something with his right hand on ur balls

Posted by: alexis at 01 August 2006 3:26 AM | Link to comment

Wahahaha. Tiger Wood looks hard into your ass.

Posted by: Shea Speare at 01 August 2006 3:41 AM | Link to comment

Nice place,HK. Beckham and Andy Lau looks real. Unfortunately i didn't visit the wax musuem when i was there.Nice kenny! Should have made ayumi sexier...

Posted by: Joey at 01 August 2006 4:18 AM | Link to comment

hehe... notti notti kenny, how could you...

Posted by: Baby Jee at 01 August 2006 7:28 AM | Link to comment

"At least I had fun kicking David Beckham's balls."
After he grabbed yours?

Posted by: Blackdove at 01 August 2006 7:41 AM | Link to comment

poor andy lau!! my mom will definitely if she sees that !! >

Posted by: acsydoggie at 01 August 2006 8:34 AM | Link to comment

Hi Kenny, from your pics, the Bruce Lee figure doesn't look like him at all!

Posted by: Bruce Lee fan at 01 August 2006 8:41 AM | Link to comment

lol.. u look damn cute in the bae yong-jun pic..

Posted by: GoodRubber at 01 August 2006 8:47 AM | Link to comment

*lol*
You cheeky thing, you!
(Poor Becks though... with you literally hitting under the belt - tsk,tsk)

Posted by: J at 01 August 2006 9:03 AM | Link to comment

Good one Kenny Boy. It's Hilarious. Love the tiger woods pix.

Posted by: Mattz at 01 August 2006 9:08 AM | Link to comment

Haha.. typical Kenny. After talking about ppl molesting other wax ppl, he did it himself. But Madonna really looked terrible.. X-P

Posted by: Mojo jojo at 01 August 2006 9:17 AM | Link to comment

wow, they have more wax figures now! a lot of those wax figures weren't even there when i was there last year :( but I'm definitely not paying to enter the museum again. I see it all in kennysia! haha

Posted by: Sharon at 01 August 2006 9:54 AM | Link to comment

walao...those wax figure look so real man...

Posted by: ting at 01 August 2006 9:57 AM | Link to comment

I hate madame tussaud, so crappy!

Posted by: vidar at 01 August 2006 10:06 AM | Link to comment

You are definitely gay!

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 01 August 2006 10:18 AM | Link to comment

So, what color was Ayumi's panties? :D

Posted by: Kurt at 01 August 2006 10:20 AM | Link to comment

Like Andy Lau kena molested by that lady, Ayumi, Lee Kuan Yew, Beckham etc etc all kena molested by you. The horror...

Posted by: AvatarStormBringer at 01 August 2006 10:54 AM | Link to comment

Gee, I didn't know there was one in Hong Kong. Madonna and David Beckham look really fake.

Ayumi Hamasaki looks like Jennifer Lopez O_O

Posted by: Skyler at 01 August 2006 11:11 AM | Link to comment

did you went to disneyland?

Posted by: amanda at 01 August 2006 11:23 AM | Link to comment

hey.... i was fooled bout lee kuan yew too... but they do look soo similar... OMG.... but AYUMI and that korean actor... wahh!! i wish i could be der taking picx n fool my friends... lolx

Posted by: sharon at 01 August 2006 11:57 AM | Link to comment

u said u went alone. SO who's that camera/phone camera man/lady who's willing to help you take those awkward behaviour photos?

Posted by: OL at 01 August 2006 12:49 PM | Link to comment

There's something called the Tripod.

I was at Madame Tussauds on the 21st July. Not lucky enough to bump into a Kenny tho'.

Posted by: sarah y at 01 August 2006 1:03 PM | Link to comment

LOL... Andy Lau's figure got heartbeat wan! I took so many pictures with him cause he's the best looking figure there. I freaked out when I saw Leslie Chueng's figurine cause he was at a bend and they were playing his songs in the background. It's like a shrine to him or something.

I had fun with my first Madame Tussaud's experience. Totally interactive though I have to admit that RM55 to see candles are pretty ex...

Posted by: p|nk at 01 August 2006 1:19 PM | Link to comment

I didnt get to see the wax work when I was in HK.. haha I think I'll prolly pose like that girl if i get to see Andy Lau. HAha.. you are too cute! I like chubby guys. :P

Posted by: gabrielle at 01 August 2006 1:55 PM | Link to comment

Adoi! Kenny, I am in the office at 2.45pm and I laughed in front of my computer. My colleagues stared at me as if I am some kind of weirdo. It's all your fault!!! :P You made my day already.

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 01 August 2006 2:49 PM | Link to comment

Adoi! Kenny, I am in the office at 2.45pm and I laughed in front of my computer. My colleagues stared at me as if I am some kind of weirdo. It's all your fault!!! :P You made my day already. ~ Ely.

Posted by: Elycia Lee at 01 August 2006 2:50 PM | Link to comment

lol..i really thought tat u met lee kuan yao..darn u..ayumi looked so fake

Posted by: sally at 01 August 2006 2:59 PM | Link to comment

chey...

u also mah...

lolz

Posted by: Wei De at 01 August 2006 3:09 PM | Link to comment

Madonna and Ayumi wax figure looks so fake. But the rest look so real. Almost got fooled by you. hehe...

Posted by: Hijackqueen at 01 August 2006 3:10 PM | Link to comment

And I really thought Lee Kuan Yew read your blog. Cheh... Sibeh funny lah you, making fun on those wax figures, especially Tiger Wood one. You go boy~!

Posted by: Nonnie at 01 August 2006 3:19 PM | Link to comment

That place rocks XD

got see the marilyn monroe statue or not ?:D

Posted by: Seng Yau at 01 August 2006 4:06 PM | Link to comment

you ain't fool me!!

i knew right from the start...confirmed is wax!!!

lol... more pics to come???

Posted by: Aaron Tan at 01 August 2006 4:30 PM | Link to comment

Ayumi ROX! Kinda weird to see my fav. local blogstar kissing my all-time favourite female J-Pop idol XD

Posted by: Annachuu at 01 August 2006 4:45 PM | Link to comment

I wonder if there's a Taylor Hicks figure there...Hmmm.

Posted by: Malfinko at 01 August 2006 4:50 PM | Link to comment

y dun u take off the ayumi's shirt and ... hahaha!!

Posted by: lala at 01 August 2006 5:11 PM | Link to comment

wahaha beckham grabbing ur balls and he looks proud!! so gay!

Posted by: adrian at 01 August 2006 6:15 PM | Link to comment

i think your head something wrong u only like those stupid thing made of wax ha ha ha

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 01 August 2006 6:36 PM | Link to comment

the old women molesting andy lau ! that pic stinks

Posted by: stinky at 01 August 2006 7:13 PM | Link to comment

kenny! u're one head shorter than Bae.. ooh mus be hard to accept tat.. lol

Posted by: fritz at 01 August 2006 7:17 PM | Link to comment

tigerwood smell your ace

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 01 August 2006 7:42 PM | Link to comment

Hmm nice wax figures. Should go and see the London ones too. They are quite good too and fooled many friends back home. hahahaha

Posted by: George at 01 August 2006 8:02 PM | Link to comment

okay that reminds me of the movie House of Wax

Posted by: Melissa at 01 August 2006 8:15 PM | Link to comment

ayumi looks fake.. andy lau the most real for me

Posted by: alex at 01 August 2006 8:37 PM | Link to comment

Ah duh!! U n ur 'innocent' poses..... Kenny rock on sia hahaa

Posted by: Cheryl at 01 August 2006 8:43 PM | Link to comment

Oh come on, don't you know that the government is going to plan to put up permits and licences for BLOGGING?.....Fine i exagerrated but a MALAYSIAN still suggested it....which is just as bad....

Posted by: Ren-To at 01 August 2006 9:58 PM | Link to comment

Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hillarious!

Posted by: Boonie at 01 August 2006 11:26 PM | Link to comment

ish..
for a moment i tot it was really lee kuan yew..haha

Posted by: reenz at 01 August 2006 11:45 PM | Link to comment

hahaha.. Notti Kenny.. But that's what i would do too nge nge nge.. Esp Ayumi.. YES AYUMI.. Hmm she should have worn swimming suit.

Posted by: luuee at 01 August 2006 11:47 PM | Link to comment

cooL!! ayumi is too beautiful for u, by the way :P
i agree too, putting up your wax figure there will create even more jokes around, like what you did XD
how can mr lee kuan yew know you? unfair!!! XP

Posted by: Ziyen at 01 August 2006 11:58 PM | Link to comment

dont u think u resembles LeeKuanYew !

Posted by: n c at 02 August 2006 12:28 AM | Link to comment

This time, you missed out Gandhi's picture?? I don't see it.

Posted by: Jess at 02 August 2006 12:31 AM | Link to comment

hhaha =) nice wax..look so real~!

Posted by: Ang Gu Gu at 02 August 2006 1:48 AM | Link to comment

hey ya... i think the word should be plebeians

Posted by: kim at 02 August 2006 6:42 AM | Link to comment

why ayumi has no reaction when u kiss her...

Posted by: Steven at 02 August 2006 7:25 AM | Link to comment

Bet Ayumi must be choking... smell durian... :p

Posted by: Michael at 02 August 2006 8:17 AM | Link to comment

Do you peep what's inside Ayumi ? I bet you did, you hamsap bugger

Posted by: redredonestick at 02 August 2006 9:56 AM | Link to comment

its good to have an Asian wax museum. At least a change from the europeon version.

SOmehow i wish they would do better wax models for ayumi. She is hot, but the wax is not like her and lack her charisma.

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 02 August 2006 10:07 AM | Link to comment

andy lau looks the most real among all.. and that aunty really.. no comment lol

Posted by: alex at 02 August 2006 10:31 AM | Link to comment

That looked like loads of fun :) Makes me want to go there too!

Posted by: marina at 02 August 2006 10:35 AM | Link to comment

Saw u in LCCT on your way back to KG. We were on the same flight. We were on our way home from Phuket. Nice place. Tho' u might not know us, but we've met u a couple of times around KG.. small world.

Wat happened to your IC, the PP machine can't screen? :-) Saw u there too...

Posted by: Jo at 02 August 2006 12:15 PM | Link to comment

AIYOH, you had so much fun at the wax museum.

they seems to add several new figures, last year when i was there, there was no Bae Yong-Jun,Tiger Woods and Ayumi, they even shift house for LKY!!!

i dun even have time to take such comical shots with the figures, nah...david beckham was protected by the staff last year.

didnt u see aaron kowk??

Posted by: Leonard at 02 August 2006 12:35 PM | Link to comment

Eh, how you take ur pic harrrr?!?!??!

Posted by: Sweet Sarcasm at 02 August 2006 2:58 PM | Link to comment

Kenny, can we go holiday together? Maybe for a week.....Wait till u reply, I'll give you my contact number.

Posted by: E-Wei at 02 August 2006 3:17 PM | Link to comment

You sadistic bastard........kissing a wax-version of ayumi hamasaki ??

Man that's a pile of wax with fake hairs and paint. Think chucky the child-killer. It'll be so cool if the wax came to life and tried to molest you in return..... holy shit.

Hope you have nightmares after this. :)

Posted by: Nicevil at 02 August 2006 4:01 PM | Link to comment

lol! i loved your poses! there was an exhibit in Singapore quite a few years ago.. i went with my classmates xD

Posted by: jing at 02 August 2006 4:32 PM | Link to comment

Too bad they are all wax...

Who knows... from here on there is always a possibility of you one day meeting them for real...

Who know one day andy lau will call you up for breakfast.. there is always a way for good things to come around to those who do good.

Hmmm and then again if Ayumi Hamasaki were to read this .. she might not call you up for a dinner :)

Take care dude.. you are doing great with this website

Sola Lee
http://www.madtech.com.my
http://www.gracedirectory.com

Posted by: sola at 02 August 2006 5:27 PM | Link to comment

they all looked absolutely fake.

Posted by: Jarod at 02 August 2006 5:37 PM | Link to comment

Hm... by the way isn't there one of this in Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London.. may be you can one day go there and comment on all the wax museum in the world. lol :)

Sola Lee
http://www.madtech.com.my
http://www.gracedirectory.com

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Posted by: CK at 02 August 2006 6:22 PM | Link to comment

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Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 02 August 2006 6:39 PM | Link to comment

Sorry for the repeat. didn't mean to.
anyway. fuck you asshole.

Posted by: CK at 02 August 2006 9:20 PM | Link to comment

gawsh poor tiger woods

Posted by: felix at 02 August 2006 9:53 PM | Link to comment

the wax figures arent that great..yr glum face 's funny in the bae yong jun's pic

Posted by: nik at 02 August 2006 9:59 PM | Link to comment

OMG!
...saw an info abt the ayu wax figure thing and i was really disappointed by how they made ayumi!!!!! :(:(:(

but i'm still jealous of u getting to take the picture with the ayumi wax figure!!!!!!!

Posted by: nameeman at 03 August 2006 12:34 AM | Link to comment

Really funny ha ha ha ...

Posted by: airiz at 03 August 2006 10:25 AM | Link to comment

Tigerwood: I could have sworn I hit a hole-in-one.

Posted by: Jen at 03 August 2006 12:30 PM | Link to comment

kenny molested a wax doll ! ! !
OMG ! ! i never thought that you were into wax doll fetish !
woo hoo !

Posted by: benjamin and yus at 03 August 2006 1:29 PM | Link to comment

oi kenny, you better watch out your chatterbox, the Malaysian Cabinet is watching bloggers for racism and whatnot. And your chatterbox happens to be quite racist by the way

Posted by: jeebees at 03 August 2006 7:41 PM | Link to comment

hahahz.... i was shocked to know tat lee kuan yew was unreal.... "it" looked so real... err... but still ayumi looked so fake.... hmmp... mayb she's too shining??? ;p

Posted by: hotchoco at 03 August 2006 8:48 PM | Link to comment

Eh.. i believe the word is plebeians =)

Posted by: Kim at 04 August 2006 1:09 AM | Link to comment

Posted by: naeboo~ at 04 August 2006 6:08 AM | Link to comment

haha, its funny

Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 05 August 2006 11:57 AM | Link to comment

WOW Kenny y u molest Ayumi...u be kam buan see ppl molest Andy so u oso wanna join the group ar?

Posted by: Lyn at 05 August 2006 12:52 PM | Link to comment

wow i'd really want to go dere! (i hate Bae Yong-Jun too lols)

Posted by: rachelT at 06 August 2006 4:27 PM | Link to comment

Wow....

Madame Tussauds in hong kong definitely have more asian celebrities. More fun to me, i think.

I went to the one in London. And all i saw was western celebrities. Even Jacky Chan wasn't there. He was sent to some place for exhibition..or to HOng kong?? Couldn't recall.

But i saw Queen Elizabeth~!!! haha......

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